Last
night we had our final class of Course 2. In this class we used all the flowers
we had made throughout Course 2 to decorate a cake. The cake itself was a
double layer funfetti cake with a icing filling. We had to have the cake iced
with the base icing before we arrived at class. So last night I made 3 batches
of icing and ice the cake all from when I got off of work to when I went to
class, a time span of about 3 hours. I got it done though, so that was good.
So
last night when we got to class we learned how to do the basket weave on the
side of the cake. It is actually really simple, it’s just time consuming, but
it looks awesome when it is done!
Here
is what the basket weaving looks like:
After
the basket weave was done we then put a border around the top, and then it was
time for the flower arranging. The flower arranging was actually easier than I
thought it would be. That was nice. I knew I wanted to use the lilies but that’s
all I knew for sure. So I just started laying out the flowers, only breaking
one, and this is what I came up with:
Then
I decided the cake needed a sentiment and with the New Year right around the
corner why not Happy New Year. I was planning on taking the cake to work
anyway, so why not! So that’s what I did:
And
another view of the finished cake:
I
had a lot of fun making all the flowers that we make in this class, however, I’m
really excited to learn how to make even more flowers! Though, Course 3 the
flowers are made out of gum paste and fondant instead of royal icing! How
exciting!
I
have to say that I’ve really enjoyed this class, though it’s not over yet, I don’t
know what I’m going to do when it is. Actually, thinking about it makes me kind
of sad. So let’s not think about it and just embrace the present.
Have
you guys started any fun new crafts or hobbies? Do you have any New Year’s
Resolutions to try something new? As I’ve said before I would highly recommend
looking into this class if you are even thinking about it!
XOXO,
